3 Maccabees 2:7-9

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁷ And when he pursued them with chariots and a mass of troops, you overwhelmed him in the depths of the sea, but carried through safely those who had put their confidence in you, the Ruler over the whole creation. ⁸ And when they had seen works of your hands, they praised you, the Almighty. ⁹ You, O King, when you had created the boundless and immeasurable earth, chose this city and sanctified this place for your name, though you have no need of anything; and when you had glorified it by your magnificent manifestation,^[a] you made it a firm foundation for the glory of your great and honoured name.